Keenan Peterson C/PF basketball profile
Keenan Peterson
Vitals:
Height: 6’10” (208cm)
Weight: 245lbs. (111kg)
Position: Center (5) or Power Forward (4)
Born: 1991
Passport: US Passport
Eurobasket player ID# 212840
Outlook:
Keenan is a hard-working, big with a strong post game with the ability to face-up and knockdown shots out pass the 3-point line. He is a strong rebounder and solid on defense. A winning player that helps his team win games.
LMU head men's basketball coach Josh Schertz said about "Keenan will positively impact their organization because his method of operation is to be a coachable, hard-working individual who wants to help his team win. Regardless of his stats or minutes, he's always upbeat, always ready to go. He's a class act."
Pro Basketball Experience
2019-2020: Sunbury Jets, Australia Big V
2019: Hebei China NBL
2018-2019: Stapac Jakarta Indonesia IBL
2017-2018: Rocamora, Argentina TNA
10.1 points: 6.6 rebounds: 23 minutes per game
56.0% FG%: 33.3% 3PT% : 76.2% FT%
2016-2017: Vevey Riviera, Switzerland
14.6 points: 12.5 rebounds: 1.2 steals per game
named 1st team All-Swiss: Center of the Year
2010-2011 through 2014-2015: Lincoln Memorial University, NCAA D2, South Atlantic Conference
2014-15: 31 games 10.0 points: 8.3 rebounds: 22.1 minutes per game58.8% FG%: 35.7% 3PT%
earned All-South Atlantic Conference second team laurels. The College Park, Ga. native shot 58.8 percent from the field and served as the backbone of the Railsplitters' no.1 ranked field-goal percentage defense, providing 20 blocks and 14 steals.
Peterson started all 31 of his appearances, helping the Railsplitters capture their third-consecutive SAC regular season title while also setting the league's single-season record for wins and winning percentage with a gaudy 30-3 mark. Lincoln Memorial reached the SAC Championship final for the third straight season, made a fifth-consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and hosted the NCAA Southeast Regional for the first time in program history.
Peterson's career resume features 556 points, 418 rebounds, a 57.4 field-goal percentage, 54 blocks, 30 steals and a South Atlantic Conference record 109 wins. During Peterson's stay in Harrogate, the Railsplitters went 109-18, were never ranked outside of the top 25 in the national poll, and won three SAC regular season titles. He is ranked ninth in LMU's career history with 418 defensive rebounds, while his 573 total boards are the 12th-most all-time.
2013-14: Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts over that span...averaged 17.5 minutes per game...ranked second on the team and fourth in the SAC with 234 total rebounds [7.8 per game]... also finished second on the team and ninth in the conference in blocked shots [30]...scored 178 points on the season [5.9 per game]...produced five double-doubles on the season including a career high 18 points and 14 rebounds in a win at Mars Hill [11/20/13]...grabbed a career high 19 rebounds in a road win over Wingate which clinched the SAC regular season title for LMU…had a double-double with 11 points, 16 rebounds and a career high 5 blocks in a victory over Wingate...played well in the NCAA Tournament, posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks in a win over Carson-Newman...had 13 points and 6 rebounds in the NCAA Southeast Regional semifinal game against Montevallo.
2012-13: Keenan Peterson saw action in 16 games and started two of those while averaging 6.8 minutes a game over the course of the season. Peterson netted a career high 11 points versus conference opponent Mars Hill. He also posted a career best nine rebounds against Ohio Midwestern and a career high in blocks (2) against Hiwassee.
Prep: As a senior at Banneker High School, Peterson helped lead his team to a 20-9 record, as they advanced to the second round of the Georgia State Tournament, losing to eventual 4A champs Miller Grove. In total, Peterson notched 12 points, ten rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest.
Personal: Business major…born October 9th, 1991…son of Howard Peterson and Kelli Pace.
Single Game Career Highs:Points: 23 points vs. North Greenville18 vs. Mars Hill (11/20/13)Rebounds: 19 vs. Wingate (2/22/14)
17 vs Newberry
Blocks: 5 vs. Wingate (1/11/14)
3 vs. Tusculum
Steals: 3 vs. Queens
Awards/Acheivements:
2016: 1st team All-Swiss
2016: Center of the Year
2015: All-South Atlantic Conference
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